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I Wonder Why

Freddie King

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  1. Released on Atlantic, also Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Back in Black (AC/DC) and Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)

  2. Written by Joe Josea, also Good Rockin’ Daddy (Etta James), Standing at the Crossroads (Elmore James) and Worried About My Baby (Howlin’ Wolf)

  3. Produced by King Curtis, also Memphis Soul Stew (King Curtis), The Ghetto (Donny Hathaway) and Ain’t Nobody’s Business What We Do

  4. Part of My Feeling for the Blues, also Ain’t Nobody’s Business What We Do, My Feeling for the Blues and Woke Up This Morning

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Joe Josea wrote 23 songs on fono

  • Joe Josea’s most frequent co-writer is B.B. King (13 songs together)

  • Joe Josea first appears on fono in 1955, 37 years before this song

  • King Curtis first appears on fono in 1967, 25 years before this song

Credits

All 15 credits
Written by
Joe Josea
Produced by
King Curtis
Performed by
Cornell Dupree, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Freddie King, George Coleman, George Stubbs, Jerry Jemmott, Martin Banks, Spider Webb, Trevor Lawrence and Willie Bridges
Part of
My Feeling for the Blues
Released on
Atlantic

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Cornell Dupree

    I Wonder Why was performed by Cornell Dupree

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Ernie Royal

    I Wonder Why was performed by Ernie Royal

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Frank Wess

    I Wonder Why was performed by Frank Wess

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Freddie King

    I Wonder Why was performed by Freddie King

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by George Coleman

    I Wonder Why was performed by George Coleman

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by George Stubbs

    I Wonder Why was performed by George Stubbs

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Jerry Jemmott

    I Wonder Why was performed by Jerry Jemmott

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Martin Banks

    I Wonder Why was performed by Martin Banks

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Spider Webb

    I Wonder Why was performed by Spider Webb

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Trevor Lawrence

    I Wonder Why was performed by Trevor Lawrence

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was performed by Willie Bridges

    I Wonder Why was performed by Willie Bridges

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was produced by King Curtis

    I Wonder Why was produced by King Curtis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was written by Joe Josea

    I Wonder Why was written by Joe Josea

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz I Wonder Why is part of the release My Feeling for the Blues

    I Wonder Why is part of the release My Feeling for the Blues

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz Atlantic is the label of the song I Wonder Why

    Atlantic is the label of the song I Wonder Why

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz I Wonder Why was released on 1992-12-21

    I Wonder Why was released on 1992-12-21

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026